Rob Zombie
Formed: 1985
From:
New York,
NY,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Background
Since 1985 Zombie has been carving out a strange legacy of music in the world of rock, beginning in with the formation of his brainchild White Zombie. From the start, White Zombie was a bizarre hybrid of hardcore/punk aggression, Lower East Side art-damage and hard rock thunder. As if that weren’t enough, these fixations were filtered through Mr. Zombie’s love of classic horror/sci-fi films, trash hot rod culture and generally, all things on the dark side.
White Zombie was most noted for their release 'Astro Creep 2000'. The album reached #10 on billboard and stayed for two months. After this record, we started to see a little different style from Zombie. What might best be called Techno-Horror Rock. Since then Zombie has gone solo, simply renaming the band 'Rob Zombie'.
Rob Zombie is a man of many faces. He has done work on the Beavis and Butthead movie, directed all videos since going solo, wrote a script for 'The Crow 3' (which got scrapped), and is currently in the works of creating and directing his first feature film entitled 'House Of 1000 Corpses'. In short, Rob Zombie is an entertaiment genius.
Latest Rob Zombie News
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Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Rob Zombie Explains Heaven And Hell Tour Departure
The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: ROB ZOMBIE has confirmed that he will support OZZY OSBOURNE on a fall tour, telling Los Angeles TV station KTLA on Thursday (August 23) that the trek will begin sometime in October and last through December. Ironically, Zombie's name was initially in the running as support for BLACK SABBATH offshoot HEAVEN AND HELL on its fall dates. But Zombie told The Pulse of Radio that the HEAVEN AND HELL shows were too close to the completion of work on his new remake of "Halloween". "The HEAVEN AND HELL thing was unfortunate, because I really wanted to do it," he said. "It was kind of one of those things that was talked about, but I was shooting the movie and I have a feeling that it got a little too talked about. And when I saw the actual dates of when the tour was taking place, I was like, there's no way I can do it. You know, I mean, I can't, like, wrap up this movie and then expect to be on tour like a week later. I'll be so exhausted, it'll just be horrible."
Exact dates and venues for Zombie's tour with Osbourne have yet to be announced. Osbourne wraps up this summer's free Ozzfest on Thursday (August 30) in West Palm Beach, Florida.
HEAVEN AND HELL begins its fall run on September 5 in Binghamton, New York.
Zombie's version of "Halloween", his third film as a screenwriter and director, comes out in theatres this Friday (August 31).
The rocker-turned-filmmaker's first-ever live album, entitled simply "Zombie Live", is scheduled for release on October 23.
Rob Zombie To Support Ozzy Osbourne On Tour
ROB ZOMBIE confirmed in an interview with the Los Angeles TV station KTLA this morning (Thursday, August 23) that he will hit the road in October as the support act for OZZY OSBOURNE. According to Zombie, the trek is expected to run through December. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon.
The singer was originally in the running to open some fall dates for BLACK SABBATH offshoot band HEAVEN AND HELL, but couldn't commit to that because it was too close to the opening of his remake of the horror classic "Halloween".
ROB ZOMBIE's first-ever live album, entitled simply "Zombie - Live", is scheduled for release on October 23. The CD was recorded over several nights during the band's "Educated Horses" tour and will include a 36-page super-deluxe book of never-before-seen live pictures and a DVD of live footage and animated videos. It was mixed by Zombie and producer Scott Humphrey. The track listing is as follows:
01. Sawdust in the Blood
02. American Witch
03. Demon Speeding
04. Living Dead Girl
05. More Human than Human
06. Dead Girl Superstar
07. House of 1000 Corpses
08. Let It All Bleed Out
09. Creature of the Wheel
10. Demoniod Phenomenon
11. Supercharger Heaven
12. Never Gonna Stop
13. Black Sunshine
14. Superbeast
15. The Devil's Rejects
16. Lords of Salem
17. Thunder Kiss
18. Dragula
As previously reported, Zombie is putting together a WHITE ZOMBIE box set containing "everything we ever recorded," according to the singer. "I am currently transferring all the early shit from the original tapes," he previously said. "No remixing going on here — everything will be as it was originally recorded. Don't know when this box set will be available, but it is slowly moving forward. This will be the final word on WHITE ZOMBIE."
ROB ZOMBIE's first-ever career retrospective, "Past, Present & Future", has sold more than a million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. The two-disc set, which was released in September 2003 through Geffen Records, contains a CD of 19 digitally remastered selections and a DVD of 10 music videos, including three that were previously unreleased.
Zombie Says Live Album Has "Bit Of Everything"
Rob Zombie has commented on upcoming concert album, which appears to be simply titled "Zombie Live". The disc comes out on September 18 and is Zombie's first-ever live effort, featuring 18 songs from both his solo career and his time with WHITE ZOMBIE.
Zombie told The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) that fans should expect a wide assortment of material. "We did the live record last summer when we were on tour, and it's a pretty long record, it's 18 songs, it's a little bit of everything," he said. "There's a couple of songs on there that we hardly ever, ever play, that we played a couple of nights and recorded it — older WHITE ZOMBIE songs like 'Black Sunshine' and things like that which we never, ever play. We didn't even hardly ever play that even in WHITE ZOMBIE. So, you know, stuff like that's pretty cool."
Zombie recorded the disc while touring in support of his third solo outing, 2006's "Educated Horses".
"Zombie Live" will also include a 36-page booklet featuring previously unpublished live photos as well as a DVD containing live footage and several animated videos.
Zombie previously told The Pulse of Radio that he will hit the road this fall. Sources have said that Zombie will be touring with OZZY OSBOURNE.
Meanwhile, Zombie's third outing as a screenwriter and director, a remake of the classic horror movie "Halloween", arrives in theatres on August 31.
Rob Zombie Resumes Work On El Superbeasto
With less than two two weeks before his remake of the classic horror film "Halloween" is scheduled to hit theatres nationwide, Rob Zombie has resumed work on his animated feature "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto". "I just saw the first cut of the film and it is awesome," Zombie wrote in an online posting. "We have a little more animation to do, but this sucker is almost 100% finished. It is some crazy shit. I know you are gonna love it."
The upcoming animated feature will star Rosario Dawson as Miss Velvet Von Black, the love of Dr. Satan's (Paul Giamatti) life.
Image Comics recently collected the entire "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto" hit series in one volume, including over 50 pages of never-before-seen illustrated story! "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto" is a 288-page trade paperback and is available in book stores and comic shops now.
Rob Zombie Live Album Pushed Back
A new release date of October 23rd has been announced for ROB ZOMBIE's forthcoming live album titled Zombie Live. The original street date was September 18th.
As previously reported, Zombie Live, recorded on the Educated Horses tour, will also include a bonus DVD featuring live footage and animated videos.
The CD portion features the following tracklisting: 'Sawdust In The Blood', 'American Witch', 'Demon Speeding', 'Living Dead Girl', 'More Human Than Human', 'Dead Girl Superstar', 'House Of 1,000 Corpses', 'Let It All Bleed Out', 'Creature Of The Wheel', 'Demoniod Phenomenon', 'Supercharger Heaven', 'Never Gonna Stop', 'Black Sunshine', 'Superbeast', 'The Devil's Rejects', 'Lords Of Salem', 'Thunder Kiss', 'Dragula'.
Zombie is planning to hit the road in October with at least one other major act, whose name has not been revealed. Dates and venues are also yet to be announced.
Rob Zombie To Tour In October
The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: Now that Rob Zombie has completed work on his third film as a writer and director, a remake of the horror classic "Halloween", the rocker-turned-filmmaker is setting his sights on the road. Zombie told The Pulse of Radio that he'll go on tour in October and stay out for a couple of months before turning to his next project. "Me and the guys have been talking, and we're, like, you know, gonna start rehearsing soon and, you know, we'll be back on the road in October," he said. "We'll probably quit right around Christmas time, take a break for that, and then who knows what — maybe make a new record or start another movie or something, I don't know."
Zombie says he'll hit the road with at least one other major act, whose name he couldn't reveal. Dates and venues are also yet to be announced.
The singer was originally in the running to open some fall dates for BLACK SABBATH offshoot band HEAVEN AND HELL, but couldn't commit to that because it was too close to the opening of "Halloween".
"Halloween" arrives in theatres on August 31.
Zombie will release his first-ever live album on September 18.
Tracklisting For Rob Zombie Live Album Revealed
ROB ZOMBIE's first-ever live album is scheduled for release on September 18 via Geffen. The CD was recorded over several nights during the band's "Educated Horses" tour and will include a 36-page super-deluxe book of never-before-seen live pictures and a DVD of live footage and animated videos. It was mixed by Zombie and producer Scott Humphrey. The track listing is as follows:
01. Sawdust in the Blood
02. American Witch
03. Demon Speeding
04. Living Dead Girl
05. More Human than Human
06. Dead Girl Superstar
07. House of 1000 Corpses
08. Let It All Bleed Out
09. Creature of the Wheel
10. Demoniod Phenomenon
11. Supercharger Heaven
12. Never Gonna Stop
13. Black Sunshine
14. Superbeast
15. The Devil's Rejects
16. Lords of Salem
17. Thunder Kiss
18. Dragula
As previously reported, Zombie is putting together a WHITE ZOMBIE box set containing "everything we ever recorded," according to the singer. "I am currently transferring all the early shit from the original tapes," he previously said. "No remixing going on here — everything will be as it was originally recorded. Don't know when this box set will be available, but it is slowly moving forward. This will be the final word on WHITE ZOMBIE."
Zombie's remake of the classic horror film "Halloween" is scheduled to hit theatres on August 31. His previous credits as a screenwriter and director are 2003's "House of 1000 Corpses" and 2005's "The Devil's Rejects".
ROB ZOMBIE's first-ever career retrospective, "Past, Present & Future", has sold more than a million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. The two-disc set, which was released in September 2003 through Geffen Records, contains a CD of 19 digitally remastered selections and a DVD of 10 music videos, including three that were previously unreleased.
Rob Zombie Defends Filming New Halloween Scenes
Rob Zombie has commented on the reports that he has quietly gone about shooting new material for his upcoming remake of the horror classic "Halloween", including a brand new ending for the film. According to Bloody-Disgusting.com, Zombie spent a week shooting additional scenes of "violence, gore and bloodshed," including six new death sequences and the new finale, which was described as "quite gruesome." Sources told Launch that the additional scenes were shot as a result of audience response to a test screening of the film's initial cut that was held last month.
Said Zombie: "Dimension [Films] let me go film a couple new things that I thought the film needed and that's what I did. This is a good thing, so don't go worrying that something has gone wrong. The film still opens August 31 and kicks total ass. 'Nuff said."
"Halloween" is Zombie's third effort as a screenwriter and feature director.
Zombie was rumored to be touring this fall as special guest of BLACK SABBATH offshoot HEAVEN AND HELL, but that slot has been taken by ALICE COOPER.
Zombie is preparing a live album for release in August and is also said to be working on a box set from his previous band, WHITE ZOMBIE.
Rob Zombie Filming New Scenes For Halloween
According to Bloody-Disgusting.com, Rob Zombie has been hard at work filming new material for his remake of "Halloween", which is slated for release this summer. Saturday (June 30) ended seven straight days of grueling filming around the Los Angeles area, which included the addition of six new death sequences, which boast more violence and gore, and a brand new ending, which is said to be "quite gruesome."
Zombie's remake of "Halloween", which stars Malcolm McDowell of "A Clockwork Orange" as Dr. Loomis and "X-Men" mutant Tyler Mane as the adult version of Myers, opens on August 31.
Zombie's previous films were 2003's "House of 1000 Corpses" and 2005's "The Devil's Rejects".
The official web site for ROB ZOMBIE's "Halloween" has been launched at www.halloween-themovie.com.
Meanwhile, Zombie's first-ever live album is scheduled for release in August. The CD was recorded at several shows on last year's "Educated Horses" tour and will include a 36-page deluxe booklet of never-before-seen live pictures plus a DVD.
Heaven and Hell to Tour with Rob Zombie
Heaven and Hell will be touring with Rob Zombie and Queensryche beginning in September, dates to be announced.
Rob Zombie Talks To MTV.com About "Halloween"
Rob Zombie recently talked to MTV.com in depth about his "Halloween" remake. Here are some excerpts:
MTV: Talk about the plot of John Carpenter's 1978 classic versus the plot of your "re-imagining."
Zombie: The plot is so simple [in the original]; it's this young kid Michael Myers. We've changed it a bit — in the original, he kills his sister; then he's sent to Smith's Grove Sanitarium, which he later escapes from as an adult; comes home and starts randomly killing babysitters. Later, in sequels, they made [his back story] more significant — but in the first one, it's pretty random ... I've added a lot more to it, and I've tried to make everything he did be motivated and justified in some way, so it's never random killing for no reason. There's a reason for everything.
MTV: Most people hear "Rob Zombie's 'Halloween' " and assume it'll be the classic movie with tons more blood and gore. Is this accurate?
Zombie: No, not really; there's not tons more blood. I'm not really a fan of '80s slasher bloody movies. [They've] always bored me ... I like character-driven movies. [This] is really violent and really intense, but it's because you get swept up in the characters ... a bloodbath doesn't interest me.
Read the full article at MTV.com.
Cristina Scabbia Talks About The Jagermeister Tour
LACUNA COIL will embark on the latest installment of the Jägermeister Music Tour this spring alongside Stone Sour and Shadows Fall. The trek, which kicks off on March 23rd and runs through early May, is the group's fourth U.S. run in support of their Karmacode album. They will be swapping out the direct support slot with Shadows Fall in certain markets, so please see the tour section for the itinerary and full breakdown.
"It's about time!" says Scabbia about being part of the Jager Tour. "It'll be a blast, and you guys can't miss it cause it's going to be the tour of the year! See you all there... spread the word...and horns up, my friends."
The tour also coincides with the launch of their new single for the track "Within Me." This is the fourth single from Karmacode, and a new video for the track will be shot in Italy early next month.
LACUNA COIL wrapped up 2006 with a U.S. tour as direct support to In Flames with The Sword and Seemless in the support slots. This was preceded by a highly successful run on the annual Blackest of the Black tour alongside the legendary Danzig, labelmates The Haunted, Belphegor and Asesino. Other numerous highlights of this past year included a main stage Ozzfest slot, a sold-out tour with Rob Zombie, a performance on ABC-TV's Jimmy Kimmel Live and a Top 30 Active Rock hit single, "Our Truth."
White Zombie Boxed Set In The Works
Rob Zombie is putting together a WHITE ZOMBIE box set containing "everything we ever recorded," according to the singer. "I am currently transferring all the early shit from the original tapes," he said. "No remixing going on here — everything will be as it was originally recorded. Don't know when this box set will be available, but it is slowly moving forward. This will be the final word on WHITE ZOMBIE."
Zombie recently mixed a new ROB ZOMBIE live album with producer Scott Humphrey for a tentative early 2007 release.
Rob Zombie's remake of the classic horror film "Halloween" is scheduled to hit theatres in August 2007. Shooting is scheduled to begin this month.
Zombie's previous credits as a screenwriter and director are 2003's "House of 1000 Corpses" and 2005's "The Devil's Rejects".
ROB ZOMBIE's first-ever career retrospective, "Past, Present And Future", has sold 1.28 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. The two-disc set, which was released in September 2003 through Geffen Records, contains a CD of 19 digitally remastered selections and a DVD of 10 music videos, including three that were previously unreleased.
Rob Zombie Talks In Depth About Halloween Remake
Rob Zombie talked in depth with MTV about his involvement in the Halloween remake and the horror genre. Here is an excerpt that updates fans on the status of the film, but there is so much more in the article.
"with a script and timetable in place, Zombie is now moving on to casting and location scouting. "We're right at the beginning of when this all begins," he said. Of course, "this" refers to much more than moviemaking. It also means scrutiny and debate from a legion of hard-core horror fans. It means the watchful eyes of a studio hoping that a blockbuster can be reborn. And for Zombie, it means satisfying both of those ends while also making sure not to suck. Or, as the man himself concluded, "You have to completely reinvent the wheel, but keep the people that love the original wheel thrilled. It's a tricky balancing act, but I think it's totally doable."
You can also watch the interview on MTV Overdrive.
Read the full article at MTV.com.
Rob Zombie Wins "Chainsaw" Movie Awards
The Associated Press reports that rocker-turned-director Rob Zombie picked up a Chainsaw Award for his horror flick "The Devil's Rejects". The "Killer Movie" award, presented Sunday night (Oct. 15) to Zombie by Robert "Freddy Kruger" Englund, was part of the first televised "Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards" to honor the best films and actors in the horror genre. Check out pictures of Rob accepting the award:
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Zombie's wife, Sheri Moon, and actor Bill Moseley won the "Relationship From Hell" award for "The Devil's Rejects".
"Saw II" also won two awards, for "Best Butcher" (best villain) and "Looks that Kill" (best makeup).
The awards ceremony was held at the Orpheum Theatre and will be broadcast Oct. 22 on Fuse Television.
Rob Zombie To Host TCM Friday The 13th Special
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will join with faithful followers of cult films in an appreciation of the often misunderstood, sometimes maligned genre in the network’s newest weekly movie franchise, TCM UNDERGROUND, to be hosted by filmmaker and legendary rocker ROB ZOMBIE, it has been announced by Tom Karsch, executive vice president and general manager of TCM. The late-night showcase, which will feature off-the-wall or avant-garde movies chosen and introduced by Zombie, is set to launch Friday, Oct. 13, at 2 a.m. ET / 11 p.m. PT.
Among the movies scheduled to be featured on TCM UNDERGROUND are horror master George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead and The Crazies, Ed Wood’s Bride Of The Monster and the originator of horror Tod Browning’s Freaks, as well as Leonard Castle’s offbeat The Honeymoon Killers, the story of which also serves as the basis for the new thriller Lonely Hearts, starring John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto and Laura Dern.
“TCM UNDERGROUND will serve as home to some of the truly visionary cult films that have been made over the past century, from stylish horror movies to offbeat black comedies,” said Karsch. “I can’t think of a better mix than having ROB ZOMBIE host classic cult films made by heroes of the genre, people like George Romero, Ed Wood and Russ Meyer. And we think Rob will be a great asset in making these classics more accessible to a new generation of film fans.”
ROB ZOMBIE has made a name for himself challenging audiences by stretching the boundaries of film, music and publishing. He recently took film to a new level with his critically acclaimed House of 1000 Corpses and its high-octane follow-up The Devil’s Rejects. He is now working on his next film project, the animated horror film The Haunted World of Superbeasto starring Academy Award® nominee Paul Giamatti, slated for release later this year. As the longest active artist on Geffen Records and the most prolific Geffen artist when it comes to Gold and Platinum discs, ROB ZOMBIE has sold in excess of 15 million records worldwide. He is also a seasoned video director, with more than 25 videos to his credit.
Rob Zombie Won't Be On "Rock Star: Supernova"
"Rock Star: Supernova" host Dave Navarro answered a few fan questions on his blog at 6767.com on Sunday (August 20), including one asking if the AOL Music report that Rob Zombie will be joining him on the couch pretty soon on the CBS show is true. "That is an old story that they chose to run pretty much out of nowhere," he said. "Originally, we were to have guest panelists come up for an outsider's perspective, but the Supernova chemistry on the couch worked out so well, that we scrapped the idea... As cool as it would have been."
Read the full article at 6767.com.
Rob Zombie To Appear On "Rock Star: Supernova"
"Rock Star: Supernova" is set to have a special guest star on soon. "I'm really excited about having Rob Zombie on," show co-host Dave Navarro tells AOL Music. "I don't know if a lot of people that aren't fans of Rob's are aware just how brilliant that guy is. He's super-smart, strongly opinionated and knows a lot about entertainment and art, and having the two meet."
Read the full article at AOL Music.
Rob Zombie Filming Tour Documentary
Rob Zombie is currently filming a tour documentry. The film will start in rehearsals and go through every day of the upcoming tour. Phil Parmet, the Director of Photography of THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, is shooting this yet to be titled tour documentary.
This film wil be released on DVD with a live concert CD in one giant awesome package.
Rob Zombie is currently on tour with Godsmack.
Rob Zombie Picks Track For Next Single
Rob Zombie has tapped the track "Let It All Bleed Out" to serve as the third single from his latest release, "Educated Horses". The song will impact at radio, today, August 10th.
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